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Record 1 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Nervous System
DEF

Hypothetical model which holds that the infectious agent for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies consists of a nucleic acid genome and the host-derived PrP, which is recruited as some sort of coat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Théorie selon laquelle l'agent responsable des encéphalopathies spongiformes transmissibles serait une particule munie d'une information génétique propre et pouvant se répliquer activement ou passivement, entourée de molécules protéolipidiques de l'hôte, ce qui lui permettrait d'échapper à toute réaction immunitaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Sistema nervioso
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